Athabasca monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Athabasca

Athabasca average temperature chart (Celsius) Athabasca average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Athabasca (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -12.3 -6.3 -0.7 9 16.5 20.2 21.9 20.7 14.9 9.6 -2.3 -9.2
°F 9.9 20.7 30.7 48.1 61.8 68.4 71.4 69.3 58.9 49.2 27.9 15.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Athabasca monthly rainfall chart (mm) Athabasca monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Athabasca (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 25 22 20 22 41 84 97 68 41 19 22 26
inches 1 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.6 3.3 3.8 2.7 1.6 0.8 0.9 1
Rainy days 10 8 7 6 9 12 14 12 10 6 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Athabasca: 428.9mm (168.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Athabasca

Athabasca average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Athabasca
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.2 4.6 5.9 8.5 9.8 10.1 10.5 9.4 6.3 5.5 3.3 2.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Athabasca average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Athabasca average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Athabasca (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -22.2 -17.2 -12 -2.7 3.8 7.9 10.2 9 4 -0.6 -10.3 -18.2
Max °C -12.1 -6 -0.5 9.3 16.9 20.5 22.2 21 15.2 9.8 -2.1 -9
Min °F -7.9 1 10.5 27.2 38.8 46.2 50.4 48.2 39.2 30.9 13.5 -0.8
Max °F 1.2 11.1 20.8 37.9 50.5 57.6 61.2 59 49.3 40.3 20.8 7.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Athabasca average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Athabasca average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Athabasca in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.4 5.4 7.1 9.1 10.9 10 7.6 5.3 4.1
°F 38.7 38.6 38.9 39.9 41.7 44.8 48.5 51.6 50 45.6 41.6 39.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Athabasca average winspeed by month (km/h) Athabasca average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Athabasca (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 12 12 14 14 13 11 11 12 13 12 12
mph 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Athabasca relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Athabasca
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 74% 74% 63% 58% 65% 71% 73% 73% 70% 78% 78%

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Athabasca weather stats

Athabasca weather statistics
Hottest month: July 21.9°C 71.4°F
Driest month: October 19mm 0.7ins
Sunniest month: August 9.4hrs
Coldest month: January -12.3°C 9.9°F
Wettest month: July 97mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: August 10.9°C 51.6°F
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